J.M.W. Turner

Literature

Collection catalogues
introduction by Gary Tinterow, Masterpieces of European Painting, 1800-1920, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; New Haven, 2007, nr. 20
Katharine Baetjer, British paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875, New York; New Haven and London, 2009, nr. 113

Provenance

H.A.J. Munro of Novar, London, by 1847-60
sale, Christie's, London, 26 March 1860, nr. 150, to Gambart
with Gambart, London, from 1860, sold to Heugh
John Heugh, Manchester, until 1862, sold to Agnew
with Agnew, London, 1862, sold to Mendel
Sam Mendel, Manley Hall, Manchester, 1862-75
sale, Christie's, London, 24 April 1875, nr. 445, to Agnew
with Agnew, London, 1875, sold to Dudley
William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley, Dudley House, London, 1875—died 1885
William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, Dudley House, 1885-86/87, sold through Farrer to Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York, 1886/87—died 1899
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, bequest of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1899
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External links

Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession number 99.31

Other works by J.M.W. Turner

River Scene with Cattle
c. 1808

Slave Ship
1840

Waves breaking against the wind
c. 1840

The Whale Ship
c. 1845

Alnwick Castle
c. 1829